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Hawker Sea Hawk FGA6 XE364 (really XE489) also G-JETH

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
* Wingspan: 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)
* Height: 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
* Wing area: 278 ft² (25.83 m²)
* Empty weight: 9,278 lb (4,208 kg)
* Loaded weight: 13,220 lb (5,996 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 16,150 lb (7,325 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Nene 103 turbojet, 5,200 lbf (23.1 kN)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 600 mph (965 km/h)
* Range: 480 mi (770 km)
* Service ceiling: 44,500 ft (13,564 m)
* Rate of climb: 5,700 ft/min (29.0 m/s)
* Wing loading: 48 lb/ft² (232 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.38

Armament

* 4x Hispano-Suiza 20 mm cannons (200 rounds per gun, 800 rounds total)
* 2x 500 lb (220 kg) bombs or
* 10x 3inch (76 mm) unguided rockets

HISTORY

The first variant of the Sea Hawk (F 1) designated as the Hawker P1040 frst flew on the 3rd of September 1948. The FGA 6's maiden flight was in 1955 and it entered service in June of that same year.
Deck landing trials were carried out on HMS Eagle in 1952 a after which it was declared to have "excellent" deck landing characteristics.
After the first 35 airframes had been built by Hawker, production was transferred to Armstrong Whitworth.
A number of variants were produced culminating in the final model the FG6A. This final variant of the Sea Hawk was very highly regarded by the pilots
who flew it.
Sea Hawks equipped a number of squadrons, 800 (1955-59), 801 (1957-60), 803 (1957-58), 804 (19556-59), 806 (1956), 896 (1956-57), 897 (1956-57), 898 (1957-59) plus a number of second line units.
The type was phased out of service with British forces in 1966. The Sea Hawk was a versatile aeroplane and was an early example of a multi-role Fghter before such a term was invented.

The first export version was the Sea Hawk Mk.50, a single-seat ground-attack variant for the Royal Netherlands Navy; 22 aircraft were in service between 1957 to 1964. The next export variant was the Sea Hawk Mk.100, a single-seat strike fighter variant for the German Bundesmarine. The final export version was the Sea Hawk Mk.101, a single-seat night fighter, reconnaissance variant for the Bundesmarine.
It's flexibility was recognised by the Indian Navy who continued to operate the type until it was fnally replaced by the Sea Harrier fghter in 1984.

The next variant of the Sea Hawk was developed into a fighter-bomber, the FB.3 (over 100 built) and differed only slightly from its predecessors. Its structure was strengthened to allow it to carry a wide array of equipment. Its new armament consisted of two 500 lb (220 kg) bombs and 16 unguided rockets. The fourth Sea Hawk was a fighter ground-attack variant designated the FGA.4 with increased weapons capability. The fifth Sea Hawk was a fighter-bomber variant, the FB.5, basically FB.3 and FGA.4s re-engined with the new Roll-Royce Nene 103. The final Sea Hawk was a fighter ground-attack variant, FGA.6, and was the exact same as its immediate predecessor, though they were new builds rather than re-engined, and just under ninety were built. All Sea Hawks were in service by the mid 1950s and eventually over 500 were built.

Combat record

The Sea Hawk, as part of the Fleet Air Arm, saw much service during the Suez Crisis, caused by Egypt's nationalisation of the Suez Canal. The United Kingdom, France and Israel took part in the campaign, with the Anglo-French invasion being known as Operation Musketeer, and which began on October 31, 1956. Six Sea Hawk squadrons took part. Two were aboard the fleet carrier HMS Eagle, and two each aboard the light fleet carriers HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. The Sea Hawks were used in the ground-attack role, in which they excelled, causing immense damage to a variety of Egyptian targets.